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| Mademoiselle de Maupin (Penguin Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Theophile Gautier
Creators: Patricia Duncker, H. Constantine
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 271440
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0140448136
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140448139
ASIN: 0140448136
Publication Date: December 1, 2005
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Condition: Ex library-withdrawn.front end page removed, Usual stamps,Clean and tidy. Fast dispatch from UK.3005
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Falling in love can be complicated! July 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This edition boasts an engrossing translation: graceful, articulate and capturing the sensuality of Gautier's prose. Furthermore Duncker's introduction updates many of the novel's themes using contemporary references to explicate 19th century sexual mores. I felt the story provided an entertaining exploration of the `art' of seduction and the psychosocial basis for hetero- and homosexual attraction. Gautier juxtaposes the Chevalier d'Albert's quest for the ideal female lover with Mademoiselle de Maupin's clandestine desire to understand the true nature of men. In doing so Gautier cleverly exposes the nature of homoerotic desire to such an extent that those of us who feel secure with our own sexuality may be forced to rethink what if?
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